diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 223bedda64ae..10410e8b5853 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int nfs_get_cb_ident_idr(struct nfs_client *clp, int minorversion)
 		return ret;
 	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
 	spin_lock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
-	ret = idr_alloc(&nn->cb_ident_idr, clp, 0, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&nn->cb_ident_idr, clp, 1, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		clp->cl_cb_ident = ret;
 	spin_unlock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);